Space news: NASA asks Queensland school for explanation after ‘meteorite’ falls on grounds

It’s a sight to set any astronomer’s tongue wagging – a smouldering rock at the end of a trail of burnt out grass.

A gift seemingly from above.

Turns outs, it was too good to be true.

But for a long time on Monday, the otherworldly scene at a far north Queensland school captivated a lot of attention and intrigue.

Even NASA’s.

“We’ve had all sorts of inquiries from all around the world, including NASA who asked us to make a report to the Kennedy Space Centre,” Malanda State School…